This resource includes three student readings that provide information about U.S. policy on nuclear weapons, the successes and failures of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the motivations that lead nations to seek nuclear bombs....

This informative site discusses various types of nuclear bombs including the atomic bomb,thermonuclear weapons and dirty bombs.

This resource provides case studies, discussion questions, and a group activity about the on-going crisis between the United States and North Korea. Students will learn about all of the treaties and compromises made over the past few...

Report on Iran's commitment to a nuclear arms control treaty insisting that they be allowed to pursue a nuclear program for peaceful purposes. The US and allies believe Iran is developing atomic weapons. Of particular interest is the...

A discussion about how Vladimir Putin is pressuring Iran to accept the UN security council's nuclear package. States that Russia and China are opposed to sanctions but they will go along with the Security Council if that is what they...

This article has information about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Additional information about the measures that have been taken about atomic warfare and testing since the bombings included.

Looks at the nuclear arms race in the 1950s as the United States and the USSR both stockpiled nuclear weapons. Includes 1951 propaganda video showing schoolchildren how to 'Duck and Cover' in the event of a nuclear attack. [9:15]

Contains all the text and images of the original document. Also includes a summary of the history behind the signing of this treaty.

The history of the US - USSR negotiations to limit the production and use of nuclear weapons. (1979)

The B-Reactor at Hanford Site, Washington, was the first large scale plutonium production reactor ever built. The project was commissioned under the Manhattan Project, during World War II, to develop the first nuclear weapons.

This resource provides data about the physical destruction of Nagasaki, the medical aspect, and survivor stories.

The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) between the United States and the USSR resulted in the SALT Treaty in 1972.